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Maharashtra civic polls: 12 suspended Congress councillors in Ambarnath join BJP
Twelve suspended Congress councillors joined BJP, shifting Ambernath council majority to 32 seats, strengthening BJP's local power and sidelining ally Shiv Sena, officials said.
- On January 08, 2026, twelve newly elected councillors in the Ambarnath Municipal Council, suspended by the Congress for aligning with the BJP after the polls, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, reshaping local arithmetic.
- Following the December 20 local polls, the Ambernath Vikas Aghadi secured a majority of 31 seats in the 60-member Ambernath Municipal Council, sidelining Shiv Sena despite its 27 seats.
- At the Navi Mumbai party office, the twelve councillors joined BJP in the presence of Ravindra Chavan, Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party president, and Ganesh Naik, BJP minister, who said they trusted BJP to deliver promises and local development.
- The Congress suspended 12 corporators and dissolved its Ambernath block committee for allying with BJP without state leadership approval, and announced legal notices will be issued shortly to cancel their membership.
- Tensions deepened as Shiv Sena called the move a betrayal of coalition dharma, while Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and party leaders condemned the post-poll alliances as unacceptable violations of discipline.
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Maharashtra: Setback for Congress in Ambernath as 12 suspended councillors join BJP
The Congress has suffered a massive setback in Maharashtra's Ambernath municipal council, where 12 of its councillors have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a move which is expected to strengthen the saffron party's position. The 12 councillors joined the BJP at party office in Navi Mumbai in presence of party's Maharashtra unit chief Ravindra Chavan. The Congress has now decided to suspend the councillors, terming their move illegal and …
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12 Maharashtra Congress leaders, suspended for allying with BJP, join BJP
At least 12 newly-elected Congress councillors from the Ambernath Municipal Council in Maharashtra, who were suspended by their party for aligning with the BJP after the local body elections, have joined the saffron party.
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